Door for in-a-closet beds



Sept. 23 1924. LSQZ R. J. ELLSWQRTH- DooR FOR 1N-A-cLosET BEDS I 2 Shaet's-Sheet 1 Filed Sent'. 50. 192?.

Sept '23 i924. l L59J128 R. J. ELLsWoRn-H Doon FOR IN-A-cLosET BEns Filed Sent. 3U.. 1922 2 Shees-Sheet 2 Patented Sept, Z3, 1924.

ltdtltd @Ftil BOSS J. ELLSWGBTH, Oi? CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DOOR EUR N-A-CLQSET BEDS.

Application filed September 30, 192.9..

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Ross El. ELLswonrr-r, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of Chicago, county of Cook, and State ot Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Doors tor ln-a- Closet Beds, ot which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in doors for in-a-closet beds, and the like, and has for its obj ect to provide a group of doors of this kind between a room Y and closet which are easy to operate and permit the attached furniture to be. readily swung into or out of therooin, and which are neat, convenient, and economical.

A further object is to provide convenient access to the closet, without moving the turniture and the attached door.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention'consists in the combinations andV arrangements ot parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which,

Fig. l, is a Jfront elevational view,

Fig. 2, is a horizontal sectional view on line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and,

Fig. 3, is a sectional view similar to Fig. 2, lont the doors being turned and the attached beds placed into the room.

ln the drawings I have shown side walls S of a room or chamber 9 to which a closet 10 is attached and with which said closet communicates by means of a suitable opening. Doors for closing said opening are provided in similar sets or pairs of two each, and to one or more of said sets of doors is attached to an article or piece of furniture 11, as a bed, couch or similar article, by means of supporting plates 12 or the like.

o In the drawings I have shown two sets or pairs ot doors, this construction being particularly adapted for twin beds. Each set comprises two doors, 13 and 14, one of which is attached to the article of furniture 11 and the other of which is connected to said `attached door by means ot hinges 15, and one or more ot said tree doors is divided along an intermediate line and provided with' hinges 15, to furnish a` small door 14 and provide convenient access` to said closet, as

best seen in Fig. 3. A pair of pivot-pins 16 is passed through saidsu'pporting' plates 12' Serial No. 591,629.

oi each set ot doors and into the top sash traine 17 and the bottom sash frame 18, providing means for swinging each set of doors.

Each set ot' doers is also provided with a Pullman knob 19 or similar suitable device tor conveniently operating the same.

By viewing Fig. Q, it will be observed that the tree door 14 of the lett hand set of doors is folded onto the attached door 13, and that the tree door 14 of the right hand set is used to close the intermediate space between the two attached doors, while the articles or pieces of furniture 11 are concealed in the closet. To swing the articles 11 out- Iarch the center door 14 is iirst folded against its attached door 13 and the right hand set of' doors and article are swung or rotated 18()O on the pivot pins 16, in the direction ot the arrow 619; then the lett hand set of doors is rotated 180o in the direction ot the arrow b; whereatter the free door 14 et the lett hand set is swung out to close the intermediate opening; the members now being in the positions shown in Fig. 3, with the furniture or articles 11 in the chamber 9 and the opening between the chamber and closet being closed. The narrow door 14', at the saine time, provides convenient access to the closet. Suitable retaining means, as snap fasteners 20 and 21, are provided to hold the attached doors together, in folded position.

llVhile l have illustrated and described the preferred torni of construction 'for carrying my invention into eitect, this is capable of variation and modiiicaticn without depart ing trom the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details ot construction set forth, but desire to avail inysel'l:l of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having described my invention, what I cla-im as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A plurality of sets of similar doors mounted in the opening between a chamber and an annexed closet, an article mounted on each set of doors, hinge means to fold each set together to the width ot a single door, pivot means to rotate each set on an intermediate axis within said opening and swing the article through an intermediate parteiy vsaid opening, and a narrow door provided'in one ot said docrs..

2. plurality of sets doors" for closingl an opening betweenal chamber and a closet, each set containing Ya plurality of doors of similar Width and means for folding them together, a piece of furniture mounted on each set, and means to rotate each set Von an intermediate axis and swing said furnlture through sald opening, a doo-r of one Y set being unfolded and placed centrally of the opening in closing said opening.

A plurality of pairs of doors reversibly `mounted in the opening between a chamber andan annexed closet, each pair of doors carrying an articlek and means for supporting said article on one of said doors, hinged means to rotate each pair, the doors of oneV pair only being` unfolded to close said opening.V Y

5. A double pair of doors mounted in the door opening between a. chamber Yand its closet, a twin bed Vattached toa door of each pair, hinges connecting the free door to said attached door of each pair, and pivot means on the attached door of each pair for rotating said door and bed, said doors being folded to move said bedsV into or out of the'closet and one of said doors being unfolded to close said opening.

6. The combination with a chamber vand a closet having an opening there-between,

a. plurality of pairs of doors mounted in neoaias and unfolding each pair of doors, an articleV mounted onV each pair of doors, the doors of one pair being unfolded to complete closing the opening when the articles are in theKcloset and the doors of another pair being unfolded to complete closing the opening Vwhen the articles are in the chamber. V

8. A plurality of sets of `doorsmounted in the opening between a chamber and an annexed closet, a bed mounted Von'each set of doors, hinge means to fold each set, fastening means for holding the doors in each set together, and Vpivot means to rot-ate each set with the bed into said chamber or inte said closet. Y Y

9. The combination with a chamber and a closet having an opening there-between, a plurality of sets' of doors mounted'in said opening, and means for folding and swing-V ing said doors to close said opening with the side of a door in each'set either in said T chamber or Vin said "closet,"A and clamping means for holding the doors ineach set together. 5 f

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speciiication in the presenceof two subscribing witnesses. Y vROSS J. ELLSVORTH. Witnesses Y 1 FREDA C. APPLETON, n JOSHUA R. H, Por'rs. 

